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Rhein / Westhoven ( ID rhein___westhoven )      Hits: 705
You are here: Europe > Germany > Rhein / Westhoven ( ID rhein___westhoven )
Continent: Europe
Country: Germany
Next Big City (Airport):  Koeln
Next Town: Westhoven
Latitude:   50.896
Longitude: 7.0092
Type:
- River
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Parking

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Bleibtreusee (11.97 km) Best Direction: SE SSE S Type: Flat Chop
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Water
Type:
- Flat
- Chop
Hazards:
- Currents
- Ships/Boats

Quality:
- Dirty
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Flat to choppy water. Shallow access. The Rhein always has a current. With offshore NW wind very flat water in the bay. Few very shallow areas in the water, depending on the water level. Stay away from the big ships, which pass by at about 200m away from the shore.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- None
Beach crowds:
No Information


Sandy beach with lots of grass next to it.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit

Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit


Good on warm summer days. Wetsuit needed on colder summer days. Otherwise a wetsuit is always needed, during winter a thick wetsuit.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- March
- April
- May
- September
- October
- November
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- NW
Main Direction:
- SW
- WSW
- W
- WNW
- NW


Frontal driven winds, best in spring and autumn. Usually westerly depressions. Best with NW, which is offshore. Westerlies blow opposite to the flow of the river.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


From A4 take the exit to Koeln-Poll and follow signs to Westhoven. Turn right onto Nikolausstrasse and drive to its end. Here turn right and left again and park.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Restricted Zones


Do not surf in the shipping channel.

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 Nightlife
Good nightlife in Koeln or Duesseldorf.

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